Our annual Sports Awards will be held on Thursday 28 October at our new Event Centre.
During the award ceremony, we acknowledge significant external sporting achievements. Students who qualify are able to fill in the form HERE if they qualify under the following categories:
Distinction Certificate
To be awarded to any student who has achieved exceptional results in their sport at a National level, but it is not a school sport (or the student was unable to represent the school) so cannot be recognised in the Special Award categories.
SPECIAL AWARDS – students must have represented the school in the listed sport(s)
“Honours” Award
To be awarded to any team or individual who has achieved either of the following:
• Selection in a New Zealand Junior age-group representative team/individual sport (up to and including U16)
“Blues” Award
To be awarded to any team or individual who has achieved either of the following:
• Selection for a New Zealand senior age group (U17+) representative team/individual
All Nomination Forms must be submitted by 4pm Wednesday 15 September.
On the night of the show, we won the “Outstanding Storytelling Award” which was very gratifying as we were able to tell a story which we were both very passionate about.
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A community approach to addressing the STEAM pipeline 
I try hard to follow my routine so, I am actively engaged exchanging emails, communicating with students and colleagues, posting work and marking students’ work. That often carries on throughout the day – students email at random times and I, immediately email them back. That’s my office on the left.
We run the ‘online cooking competition’ – each of us, makes some special meal and present it in a very original way – take photo and share in our viber group. The meals and the photos are fit for the best, top culinary magazines !!!!
Yes! We have a husband and wife team working at Westlake. They sent in this gorgeous photo of their children working hard on Day Two of the lockdown, with this caption:
How you are structuring your day?
This is what happens when you are trying to stay away from stressed teenagers doing online school so that you can get speech marking done … sailing training gear becomes a makeshift work station!
Mrs Clouston heads our counselling team. She sent in this photo of her two amazing lockdown companions! These dogs are German Shepherd father and son called Buck and Max.
How long have you been a cheerleader?
How long have you been a cheerleader?
Congratulations to Year 11 student, Connie Jarm, who performed extremely well at the Auckland Secondary Schools Strokeplay Championship on Monday 16 August, to win bronze on countback in the Girls Net competition. She narrowly missed out on silver.
WGHS students took part in an National on-line chess tournament recently. Logan Daly for the 
Two Westlake Girls students took part in a series of three climbing events as part of the Auckland College Climbing Series.
Peace Week is an annual event that coincides with the commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War Two. Friday 6 August 2021 marked the 76th Anniversary, and in memory of the victims of war and to advocate for peace, Westlake Girls commemorated with a variety of events organised by the Peace Week committee.
As part of our internal that encouraged us to navigate our personal response to art, the class explored the imposing exterior of the Neoclassical architecture, as well as the Grand Foyer and Māori Court. Assuming the role of critics and analysts, the classical Greek revival architecture and portraits painted by Goldie and Lindauer were dissected through thorough notes, sketches, and photographs.
From snow tramping (aka face planting in the snow), caving, bush bashing, conquering the high ropes, rock climbing, mountaineering, canoeing, to spending 2 hours on wooden planks, our leadership abilities were tested, strong bonds were formed and unforgettable memories were made. 
In the morning there was a lively workshop about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, where students discussed the importance of each goal. We then moved into separate committees which were created based on different topics, such as foreign intervention in humanitarian crises, climate change, and corruption. Each student was assigned a country and represented these countries in their committees to attempt to solve global issues according to their country’s views and beliefs.
